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About this book
THE CHANGING EARTH: EXPLORING GEOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, is a leader in the Introductory Geology course. Three interrelated themes (plate tectonics, organic evolution, and geologic time) help you understand that Earth is a complex, integrated, and continually changing system. In the new edition authors James S. Monroe and Reed Wicander integrate new content emphasizing the economic impacts of geology. Topics such as fracking, nuclear waste, and the threat of earthquakes are covered in new Geo-Impact boxes that stress real-world applications. Lauded for their clear writing style, the authors go beyond simply explaining geology and its processes; rather, they place that knowledge within the context of human experience by consistently emphasizing relevance, resources, and the environment.
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Table of contents
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Ch 1: Understanding Earth: A Dynamic and Evolving Planet
- Ch 2: Plate Tectonics: A Unifying Theory
- Ch 3: Minerals-The Building Blocks of Rocks
- Ch 4: Igneous Rocks and Plutons
- Ch 5: Volcanoes and Volcanism
- Ch 6: Weathering, Erosion, and Soil
- Ch 7: Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks
- Ch 8: Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks
- Ch 9: Earthquakes and Earth's Interior
- Ch 10: Deformation, Mountain Building, and Earth's Crust
- Ch 11: Mass Wasting
- Ch 12: Running Water-Streams and Rivers
- Ch 13: Groundwater
- Ch 14: Glaciers and Glaciation
- Ch 15: The Work of Wind and Deserts
- Ch 16: Oceans, Shorelines, and Shoreline Processes
- Ch 17: Geologic Time: Concepts and Principles
- Ch 18: Organic Evolution-TheTheory and Its Supporting Evidence
- Ch 19: Precambrian Earth and Life History
- Ch 20: Paleozoic Earth History
- Ch 21: Paleozoic Life History
- Ch 22: Mesozoic Earth and Life History
- Ch 23: Cenozoic Earth and Life History
- Ch 24: Geology in Perspective
- Appendices
- Answers
- Glossary
- Index